- A week into Trump’s new term, Republicans are flunking Democracy 101 | Congress’ Republican majority has a responsibility to serve as a check on Trump’s ambitions — but it doesn’t want to exercise its responsibilities. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/week-trumps-new-term-republicans-are-flunking-democracy-101-rcna189461 16 comments politics